PARIS, 1786, WITH THE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE MARKS OF HENRY CLAVEL, THE MINIATURE MID-19TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XVI GOLD-MOUNTED GLASS BONBONNIÈRE SET WITH A MINIATURE
Paris, 1786, with the charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, the miniature mid-19th Century
Circular box, the independent cover inset with a glazed miniature depicting The Punishment of Cupid, a young Lady in a landscape breaking Cupid's bow, the four side panels and base inset with translucent blue glass panels on an engine-turned reeded ground scattered with pellets, the cover and base and four side dividers framed by gold mounts with corded borders, the inside lined with yellow and brown flecked composition
77 mm. (3 in.) diam.
Paris, 1786, with the charge and discharge marks of Henry Clavel, the miniature mid-19th Century
Circular box, the independent cover inset with a glazed miniature depicting The Punishment of Cupid, a young Lady in a landscape breaking Cupid's bow, the four side panels and base inset with translucent blue glass panels on an engine-turned reeded ground scattered with pellets, the cover and base and four side dividers framed by gold mounts with corded borders, the inside lined with yellow and brown flecked composition
77 mm. (3 in.) diam.